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the taliban. or the government. my jailer said to me not a shot would be fired in afghanistan without the backing of the pakistani government so with the taliban in touch with the government did the government of pakistan know i was there did the government of pakistan in to intervene and ultimately save me. did jalali being the hook. any network. that we are at war with. and with which i lived in the one nine hundred eighty s. and his name i use constantly to try and save me and who i was trying to get to because i thought by getting to a colony i could find out about al qaeda did he ultimately hold on to that tribal law and say me i've heard so many different things that's why it's a very murky complicated place in the war is far far different from the way we are perceived in the media speaking of tribes what are u.s. intelligence capabilities among the tribes do you believe that washington has enough knowledge when it comes to the language and cultural experience of the particular reasons in afghanistan that need
the taliban. or the government. my jailer said to me not a shot would be fired in afghanistan without the backing of the pakistani government so with the taliban in touch with the government did the government of pakistan know i was there did the government of pakistan in to intervene and ultimately save me. did jalali being the hook. any network. that we are at war with. and with which i lived in the one nine hundred eighty s. and his name i use constantly to try and save me and who i was...
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-led forces are at war with the islamic group taliban. it's been like that for more than a decade in afghanistan. both sides have publicly refused to hold peace talks. but behind the scenes, they started negotiating in 2010. nhk has been following this story. and our reporter has been the first to get interviews with members of the taliban's negotiating team. here's the exclusive story. >> reporter: u.s. and taliban negotiators have met at least five times over the past two years. most of the meetings took place in the capital of qatar. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >> reporter: the taliban has a five-man negotiating team there. i was able to interview two of them. one of the negotiators was said rasul, a religious leader who is said to have a deep trust over the taliban spiritual leader. >> translator: peace and reconciliation has been our demand for a long time. and it still is even no weant to ve peace, prosperity, and the reconstruction of afghanistan. >> reporter: taliban negotiators said they and their u.s. counterparts agr
-led forces are at war with the islamic group taliban. it's been like that for more than a decade in afghanistan. both sides have publicly refused to hold peace talks. but behind the scenes, they started negotiating in 2010. nhk has been following this story. and our reporter has been the first to get interviews with members of the taliban's negotiating team. here's the exclusive story. >> reporter: u.s. and taliban negotiators have met at least five times over the past two years. most of...
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soldier and five senior taliban members. the other taliban negotiator i spoke with was a former diplomat. he says taliban leaders are waiting to parcel peace if they can achieve their goal of re-establishing our islamic government in afghanistan. >> we came to an understanding that the american side should take steps regarding confidence-building measures. >> reporter: but progress on the proposed talk cas came to a hal. members of the u.s. congress objected to the idea of releasing taliban prisoners. afghan president hamid karzai was unhappy that u.s. and taliban negotiators have met without members of his government. then u.s. special envoy mark grossman presented a new condition. the u.s. wanted the taliban to issue a statement saying it would cut ties to al qaeda and negotiate with the karzai administration. >> translator: al qaeda has no presence in afghanistan, nor have we brought al qaeda to afghanistan. we have no link with it. >> reporter: but the new u.s. condition proved to be a sticking point. the taliban's negot
soldier and five senior taliban members. the other taliban negotiator i spoke with was a former diplomat. he says taliban leaders are waiting to parcel peace if they can achieve their goal of re-establishing our islamic government in afghanistan. >> we came to an understanding that the american side should take steps regarding confidence-building measures. >> reporter: but progress on the proposed talk cas came to a hal. members of the u.s. congress objected to the idea of releasing...
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>> talking to the taliban. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >> members of the islamic group speak exclusively to nhk about their backroom negotiations with the u.s. aimed at ending the war in afghanistan. welcome to nhk world "newsline." on the front lines, u.s.-led forces are at war with the taliban. it's been like that for more than a decade. american leaders are still focused on winning, even as they're prepared to pull their combat troops out by the end of 2014. both sides have publicly refused to hold peace talks. but behind the scenes, they started negotiating in 2010. nhk world's hideki yui has been following this story, and he's the first to get interviews with members of the taliban's negotiating team. here's his exclusive story. >> reporter: u.s. and taliban negotiators have met at least five times over the past two years. most of the meetings took place in the doha. thank you very much. appreciate it. the taliban has a five-man negotiating team there. i was able to interview two of them. one of the negotiators was say
>> talking to the taliban. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. >> members of the islamic group speak exclusively to nhk about their backroom negotiations with the u.s. aimed at ending the war in afghanistan. welcome to nhk world "newsline." on the front lines, u.s.-led forces are at war with the taliban. it's been like that for more than a decade. american leaders are still focused on winning, even as they're prepared to pull their combat troops out by the end of...
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the taliban is an armed group. these schoolgirls are not going to fight against the taliban. they are all very worried about what is going to happen in this country. and we've spoken to politicians, political analysts, and they think after these troops leave that there could be a civil war in this country, and many afghans now don't remember 9/11. they just remember ten years of war. and they're asking themselves why? why did this happen? why did we have to have all of this war for ten years? >> 300,000 afghan troops, local police, national police have been trained. the strategy to get these folks home is to turn it over to afghan troops. questions about readiness and supplies and that sort of thing. but are they fighting an enemy who has an organization -- are the taliban fragmented? are they the fighting force that they used to be? >> there are many groups. we all call them the taliban. there's different groups that fall under the umbrella of the taliban. right now the afghan security forces have an advantage. they have the upper hand because they have american fire power,
the taliban is an armed group. these schoolgirls are not going to fight against the taliban. they are all very worried about what is going to happen in this country. and we've spoken to politicians, political analysts, and they think after these troops leave that there could be a civil war in this country, and many afghans now don't remember 9/11. they just remember ten years of war. and they're asking themselves why? why did this happen? why did we have to have all of this war for ten years?...
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the strategy has been to train afghans to face the taliban. the closer they work together, the greater the risk to british and other soldiers. already soldiers are packing up and going home. international troops are stepping back earlier than expected. soon after an forces will be left to do most of the fighting. >> for moron the policy, i spoke with the u.s. ambassador to nato. >> if american troops cannot rely on afghan soldiers not to shoot them, has policy failed? >> this is a critical point where we need to protect soldiers and focus on the strategy looking forward. right now it has been a transition to afghan leadership. it requires the international forces to be working in lockstep. if we cannot count on that, you really have to ask yourself, is this strategy working? by setting a deadline and signaling to the taliban we will be living, -- leaving, that has been giving them certainty. i think the afghan security forces are patriotic in trying to defend their country. but the fact that the taliban is using these kind of attacks is having
the strategy has been to train afghans to face the taliban. the closer they work together, the greater the risk to british and other soldiers. already soldiers are packing up and going home. international troops are stepping back earlier than expected. soon after an forces will be left to do most of the fighting. >> for moron the policy, i spoke with the u.s. ambassador to nato. >> if american troops cannot rely on afghan soldiers not to shoot them, has policy failed? >> this...
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this was a reminder of just how strong the taliban are, resilience. not just resilience, but the ability to rejuvenate despite the fact that this war has been going on for 11 years. >> for the benefit of our viewers, tells who the hakkani network are and the tactics needed to deal with them. >> they are one of the most vicious parts of the insurgency. the have launch some of the most spectacular attacks across the country. they are based in pakistan, like most of the insurgent groups working here in afghanistan. many of the members do not really distinguish themselves from other members of the taliban. they are also a criminal group, with huge criminal operations in the east of the country. a very fierce insurgent group that the united states has listed as a terror group and have said they will not sit down and have these discussions with them. >> thank you very much. theet's take a look at other stories making headlines. the presidents of sudan and south sudan have resumed talks about -- over the disputes that brought them close to war this year. the
this was a reminder of just how strong the taliban are, resilience. not just resilience, but the ability to rejuvenate despite the fact that this war has been going on for 11 years. >> for the benefit of our viewers, tells who the hakkani network are and the tactics needed to deal with them. >> they are one of the most vicious parts of the insurgency. the have launch some of the most spectacular attacks across the country. they are based in pakistan, like most of the insurgent...
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is that what's going on here with the taliban? >> well, they have capability to plan and to do new things. so we went into the south in helmand and pushed them out of their territories and we declared victory. they moved that they can carry out assassinations, kill afghan officials. we can terrorize the population. they can attack u.s. bases. they have also proven the ability to infiltrate the afghan military which is what we're telling the afghan population is a really golden solution to afghanistan is this military and the taliban are already proving it to be porous. that sort of undermines our whole narrative to the afghan population. there's a great deal of ability for them to pick what fronts they want to confront us on rather than the one that we chose to fight them on in the south. >> woodruff: is that what's going on, that they know what the u.s. strategy is and basically they're trying to outsmart? >> we've been very clear on what our strategy is, that it's to increase the capability and the capacity of afghan security fo
is that what's going on here with the taliban? >> well, they have capability to plan and to do new things. so we went into the south in helmand and pushed them out of their territories and we declared victory. they moved that they can carry out assassinations, kill afghan officials. we can terrorize the population. they can attack u.s. bases. they have also proven the ability to infiltrate the afghan military which is what we're telling the afghan population is a really golden solution to...
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the taliban were able to breach almost all of them and nearly hit their target. that target, the base and airfield where u.s. and british pilots operate out of. one of those pilots is prince harry, who according to reports, was whisked away to a safer location the moment the attack happened. the insurgents destroyed or damaged eight harrier jets worth $20 million each. three refueling stations and six aircraft hangars. the last attack where so many u.s. aircraft were destroyed at once, more than 40 years ago, during the vietnam war. >> this was a very deliberate, well-planned, well-executed attack by the taliban. they created chaos and mayhem on a base that should have been more secure and this should not have happened. >> reporter: and late this evening, another incident that's causing tension here. nato is confirming that an air strike has led to civilian casual tties reportedly includi afghan women and children. david? >> many fast-moving developments there. muhammad lila, thank you. and we don't no if prince harry's presence play a role there. but it was a ve
the taliban were able to breach almost all of them and nearly hit their target. that target, the base and airfield where u.s. and british pilots operate out of. one of those pilots is prince harry, who according to reports, was whisked away to a safer location the moment the attack happened. the insurgents destroyed or damaged eight harrier jets worth $20 million each. three refueling stations and six aircraft hangars. the last attack where so many u.s. aircraft were destroyed at once, more...
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they repelled the attack by the taliban. u.s. military and british military says prince harry overall tour of four years will not be cut short but there does appear to be a target on prince harry by the taliban. >> heather: thank you very much. just a little more insight into camp leatherneck. its sprawling 1500 acre installation. making it the largest marine base in afghanistan with more than 7,000 u.s. troops combined with the british side of the base, the facility houses as many as 18,000. the base is attacked often but this strike seemed to be one of the most severe incidents on record. bob scales has spent time at camp leatherneck and explains how hard it is to breach the perimeters of the compound. he will tell us if the insurgents had help from the inside and what that could mean for the safety of our troops. >> gregg: u.s. diplomatic posts around the world right now on high alert as anti-american protestors spreading across the globe. now beyond the muslim world. in sydney australia, clashing with police. finally there is
they repelled the attack by the taliban. u.s. military and british military says prince harry overall tour of four years will not be cut short but there does appear to be a target on prince harry by the taliban. >> heather: thank you very much. just a little more insight into camp leatherneck. its sprawling 1500 acre installation. making it the largest marine base in afghanistan with more than 7,000 u.s. troops combined with the british side of the base, the facility houses as many as...
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one of the taliban members involved with secret talks with the u.s. in qatar gave a warning when he spoke to nhk last month. >> it will pay to have involved in the peace process, because when you are talking and you are trying to resolve the issue through peaceful means and at the same time, simultaneously, someone from your group is -- it means someone is creating attackers in the peace process which is under way. >> reporter: other taliban member told nhk on friday the designation means the u.s. is choosing a military solution rather than peace negotiations. he added that now that the u.s. is demonstrating a hardline stance, his organization has no choice but to resist. hideki yui, nhk world, islamabad. >>> china is building up its military presence in southeast asia and south asia. meanwhile, the u.s. military is keeping a close eye on china. the u.s. marine corps and the australian defense force are holding joint exercises which started in april. the two military forces are training together in darwin, northern australia. the city is an ideal loca
one of the taliban members involved with secret talks with the u.s. in qatar gave a warning when he spoke to nhk last month. >> it will pay to have involved in the peace process, because when you are talking and you are trying to resolve the issue through peaceful means and at the same time, simultaneously, someone from your group is -- it means someone is creating attackers in the peace process which is under way. >> reporter: other taliban member told nhk on friday the designation...
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more than a decade later, the notorious bagram prison which holds thousands of taliban prisoners and foreign suspects was handed over. the prisoners are still under american control. we report now from kabul. >> this was supposed to mark a moment of national pride and a marker on the road to afghans sovereignty. the official handover of bagram prison. while it hundreds have been transferred, hundreds more remain in the hands of u.s. military. >> we want to show the international community that human rights will be observed. i trust that they will do their job as best that they can there will be no problem with that. >> it has a troubled history, labeled by some as at the afghanistan guantanamo with serious allegations of prisoner abuse. now, renamed and rebuilt, it still house is what america calls hyatt value detainee's. -- high value detainees. the prison transfers still a sign that they're going to have to take control of their own country. most native troops prepare to leave. america may be reluctant to hand over senior taliban commanders, there the very group may hold the key to
more than a decade later, the notorious bagram prison which holds thousands of taliban prisoners and foreign suspects was handed over. the prisoners are still under american control. we report now from kabul. >> this was supposed to mark a moment of national pride and a marker on the road to afghans sovereignty. the official handover of bagram prison. while it hundreds have been transferred, hundreds more remain in the hands of u.s. military. >> we want to show the international...
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karzai i think himself understands he needs the taliban. otherwise he is swinging from a lamppost putting it in diplomatic terms. once we leave, if karzai hasn't been able to barter and negotiate some fashion with the taliban, i think he is in serious trouble. the taliban, on the other hand, they're not politically stupid. and most of the senior commanders understand, look they have got some leverage right now. the he's wants them to come to the table. karzai needs them to ce to the table. they come to the table. they get some concessions, a cut of money going into afghanistan it will cost us more. melissa: if things change are things better off when the deal gets done? >> i say absolutely not. melissa: that is depressing. mike baker. >> sorry about that. melissa: depressing and clarifying the situation for us. all right. nearly 100 s&p 500 stocks are heading toward all-time highs. how many more are following suit? look where investors should look to jump on board. at the end of the day and we say it is true, it is all about money whether y
karzai i think himself understands he needs the taliban. otherwise he is swinging from a lamppost putting it in diplomatic terms. once we leave, if karzai hasn't been able to barter and negotiate some fashion with the taliban, i think he is in serious trouble. the taliban, on the other hand, they're not politically stupid. and most of the senior commanders understand, look they have got some leverage right now. the he's wants them to come to the table. karzai needs them to ce to the table. they...
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their involvement with the afghans and the taliban before we went in the taliban had almost eradicated the opium crop completely what was the breakdown and what was the u.s. doing to either help or not help the problem. the taliban had banned cultivation only and it was a political decision and a business decision it was to get recognized by the united states and the west because only a few countries recognize them and business was down and supply was up and demand was down so banning it made it use the stockpiles it wasn't because they they were trying to ban opium they had the processing and the trafficking continued as far as how the u.s. handled it when they came in and they befriended the warlords and some of the some of the taliban sympathizers who were in the business already and they looked the other way that was the pentagon's policy the pentagon the state department were at odds on how to deal with it. so therefore these drug lords were more empowered had more money and started to use the opium trade as a way to empower themselves by two thousand and eight two thousand and se
their involvement with the afghans and the taliban before we went in the taliban had almost eradicated the opium crop completely what was the breakdown and what was the u.s. doing to either help or not help the problem. the taliban had banned cultivation only and it was a political decision and a business decision it was to get recognized by the united states and the west because only a few countries recognize them and business was down and supply was up and demand was down so banning it made...
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. >> america may be reluctant to hand over senior taliban commanders, they are the very key who may hold it -- group that may hold the key to lasting peace. >> kofi annan tell us why he took on the daunting role of the u.n. on void assyria. >> i did my best. >> keeping score in fenway park. carrying on a baseball tradition for 20 years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. tomorrow marks the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which changed america and led to the invasion of afghanistan. more than a decade later, the notorious bagram prison which holds thousands of taliban prisoners and foreign suspects was handed over. the prisoners are still under american control. we report now from kabul. >> this was supposed to mark a moment of national pride and a marker on the road to afghans sovereignty. the official handover of bagram prison. while it hundreds have been transferred, hundreds more remain in the hands of u.s. military. >> we want to show the international community that human rights will be observed. i trust that they will do their job as best that they
. >> america may be reluctant to hand over senior taliban commanders, they are the very key who may hold it -- group that may hold the key to lasting peace. >> kofi annan tell us why he took on the daunting role of the u.n. on void assyria. >> i did my best. >> keeping score in fenway park. carrying on a baseball tradition for 20 years. welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the world. tomorrow marks the 11th anniversary of the 9/11 attacks which changed...
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taliban have clearly again this is not a new thing again the green on blue violence indicator. been able to infiltrate and the other thing that i don't know why he doesn't. know this i would always want to establish a shadow government that's why they're so expensive and what they're doing every province except one now as a shadow on government which is frankly competing with the karzai government or the integrity or the loyalty of the people so what he's saying it has no merit and frankly i'm appalled that it would be so able and willing to say total fiction to the american people and to the world so well typically does this provide the taliban an opportunity it's now a step up its attacks it's inevitable i think they will again because we're getting the day we're leaving and frankly i heard jay carney the hold on again saying we're not changing the charger day let's listen no matter how you feel about this you never tell your adversary one year later we don't you don't know when you're going to invade don't all of the people you sent you don't tell this because now over the n
taliban have clearly again this is not a new thing again the green on blue violence indicator. been able to infiltrate and the other thing that i don't know why he doesn't. know this i would always want to establish a shadow government that's why they're so expensive and what they're doing every province except one now as a shadow on government which is frankly competing with the karzai government or the integrity or the loyalty of the people so what he's saying it has no merit and frankly i'm...
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it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >> reporter: lieutenant mock spreads out his men, several marines dive into a rooftop. from here, they can see silhouettes of men hiding and shooting. >> he is popping out the right-hand side of the wall. >> yeah, that is where i spotted him. >> reporter: it is not clear if this is the same taliban that attacked the base. >> they think there are about 20 or 30 hiding, yards from here. some with rpgs, some with assault rifles, they called in air support, right now they're trying to flush them out, drive them into the open. >> what side of the compound? the navy corpmen and a few afghan soldiers advance closer to the taliban. but as soon as he goes in the house, an explosion, but it was not a bomb. the afghan soldiers u.s. allies fired an rpg, without warning. it knocked him down, but he is okay. >> came through the doorway, got thrown on my butt,
it is not a taliban gathering, but only a funeral for a local farmer. but as marines approach another group of mud farmhouses, they come under fire. >> right now, we're taking effective fire from the southeast. >> reporter: lieutenant mock spreads out his men, several marines dive into a rooftop. from here, they can see silhouettes of men hiding and shooting. >> he is popping out the right-hand side of the wall. >> yeah, that is where i spotted him. >> reporter: it...
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or supporter of the taliban. that is absolutely right.port but i think the response of saying the measures that we take to mitigate the risks are the t same and are the ones that i've set out. >> it has been almost two years since the peace council was set up. and 3.5 years since officials of the front office began speaking about political negotiations with the taliban. in your response to a 2011 report, you said, we need to take advantage of military and civilian gains made in 2011, a year of reconciliation and transformation. how successful have been? >> we have not succeeded in i get. that does not reduce the importance of continuing with those efforts. not all those efforts are ones that we can get a running commentary on, of course. but we do have them with the government of afghanistan and pakistan. to sayt be able everything we do and that we have succeeded yet. we have not succeeded in bringing health and stability yet to afghanistan. but we will continue to do so. >> is there any sense of when one would
or supporter of the taliban. that is absolutely right.port but i think the response of saying the measures that we take to mitigate the risks are the t same and are the ones that i've set out. >> it has been almost two years since the peace council was set up. and 3.5 years since officials of the front office began speaking about political negotiations with the taliban. in your response to a 2011 report, you said, we need to take advantage of military and civilian gains made in 2011, a...
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report says the taliban raked in hundreds of millions of dollars last fiscal year. it reveals a tangled web of funding sources. >> reporter: the war in afghanistan continues to take a heavy toll on the civilian population. more than 3,000 civilian deaths were recorded in 2011. the worst figure since the conflict began. the taliban insurgency is amassing a large amount of funds. a rert released by the u.n. said the group raised about $400 million during the fiscal year that ended in march. the report was based on the testimony of senior taliban officials currently in custody. the insurgency acquired one-fourth of the some from opium farming. the insurgency group is diversing its source of revenue from support groups. part of the group financial success can be attributed to the anti-american sentiment in afghanistan. public anger is frequently found by incidents such as u.s. burning copies of the koran or shooting unarmed civilians. the u.n. report also points out the taliban is growing on increasing part of its income by skimming from the project. it said 107 to 20%
report says the taliban raked in hundreds of millions of dollars last fiscal year. it reveals a tangled web of funding sources. >> reporter: the war in afghanistan continues to take a heavy toll on the civilian population. more than 3,000 civilian deaths were recorded in 2011. the worst figure since the conflict began. the taliban insurgency is amassing a large amount of funds. a rert released by the u.n. said the group raised about $400 million during the fiscal year that ended in march....